Research Paper On Ecuador
Culture and Ethnic Groups
Ecuador is a great place to live. It is ranked best retirement place for three years. I will tell you something you don’t know about Ecuador. The people that live in Ecuador are called Ecuadorians. Ecuador has a few Hispanic ethnic groups. Mestizo (71.9%), Monotubio (7.4%), Afro-Ecuadorian (7.2%), Ameri-Indian (7%), White (6.1%), and Others (0.4%). 91.9% of the country identifies as having a religion. Of those following a religion, 80.4% are Roman Catholic, 11% are Protestants, 1.3% are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 6.9% identify with other faiths such as Judaism, Buddhism, and the Latter Day Saints. Ecuador has also has many Hispanic languages, like Spanish. Regional languages include Kichwa and Shuar. Ecuador’s culture is influenced by Hispanic-Mestizo, Spanish-Amerindian, and African-Elements.
Government and Politics
Ecuador has a similar government to the USA. They have a Unitary, Presidential, and a Constitutional Republic. Their president is Rafael Correa. He was elected in January 15, 2007. Their Vice president is …show more content…
Jorge Glas. He was elected in May 27, 2013. Ecuador is part of the National Assembly. It is a new branch of government that replaced the National Congress in 2009. Within Ecuador, they have the power to make and pass laws for their country. They declared independence from Spain in 1822. A guy named Simon Bolivar was the first person to raise his voice against the Spanish rule. He wanted independence for the country. Simon led the people of Ecuador to the battle of Boyaca. After fighting against the Spanish Guayaquil, the port city, Ecuador claimed its independence. The news spread around really quickly. Soon, the other countries started to rebel against the Spanish too.
Economy
Ecuador is a developing economy dependent on commodities.
In 1999 a 2000, Ecuador was bankrupt with GDP by only only 5.3% and poverty increasing by a lot. After the Congress' approval, Ecuador's president started to adopt US dollars to use in Ecuador. Ecuador gets $180.2 billion Per Capita in total. They get $11,244 Per Capita. They get 59.6% of their money from GDP Composition, 34.4% from the industry, and Agriculture. Their main exports are crude petroleum, bananas, and crustaceans. They make 527,200bbl/day. They also have China give them money while they sell them oil. They borrowed seven billion dollars from them. Then they started to rely on China giving them money too much. So they just sold some of their rainforests to o China. They do this because they don't sell much from the products that they sell. I think in the future, Ecuador's government will shutdown because of all the problems in the economy they
have.
Geography
They have a total of 16,144,000 people in Ecuador. Their capital city is Quito. Ecuador has the largest mountain peak in the world measured from the center of the earth outward. It is called Mount Chimborazo. Under clear circumstances the summit of Chimborazo can be seen from the coastal city Guayaquil. The entire top of Mount Chimborazo is completely covered by glaciers. Ecuador also has the highest active volcano in the world. It is called Cotopaxi. Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountain. Starting June 25, 2015 Cotopaxi was placed under watch when it first began to erupt on August 15, 2015.
Energy Production
Ecuador has a couple ways to get electricity. They get energy from fossil fuels, which they also sell to China, and hydroelectric plants because they have so many rain forest and rivers. They run 56% on fossil fuel, and 42% on hydroelectric power.
Ecuador is a great place to live. It is ranked best retirement place for three years. I will tell you something you don’t know about Ecuador. The people that live in Ecuador are called Ecuadorians. Ecuador has a few Hispanic ethnic groups. Mestizo (71.9%), Monotubio (7.4%), Afro-Ecuadorian (7.2%), Ameri-Indian (7%), White (6.1%), and Others (0.4%). 91.9% of the country identifies as having a religion. Of those following a religion, 80.4% are Roman Catholic, 11% are Protestants, 1.3% are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and 6.9% identify with other faiths such as Judaism, Buddhism, and the Latter Day Saints. Ecuador has also has many Hispanic languages, like Spanish. Regional languages include Kichwa and Shuar. Ecuador’s culture is influenced by Hispanic-Mestizo, Spanish-Amerindian, and African-Elements.
Government and Politics
Ecuador has a similar government to the USA. They have a Unitary, Presidential, and a Constitutional Republic. Their president is Rafael Correa. He was elected in January 15, 2007. Their Vice president is …show more content…
Jorge Glas. He was elected in May 27, 2013. Ecuador is part of the National Assembly. It is a new branch of government that replaced the National Congress in 2009. Within Ecuador, they have the power to make and pass laws for their country. They declared independence from Spain in 1822. A guy named Simon Bolivar was the first person to raise his voice against the Spanish rule. He wanted independence for the country. Simon led the people of Ecuador to the battle of Boyaca. After fighting against the Spanish Guayaquil, the port city, Ecuador claimed its independence. The news spread around really quickly. Soon, the other countries started to rebel against the Spanish too.
Economy
Ecuador is a developing economy dependent on commodities.
In 1999 a 2000, Ecuador was bankrupt with GDP by only only 5.3% and poverty increasing by a lot. After the Congress' approval, Ecuador's president started to adopt US dollars to use in Ecuador. Ecuador gets $180.2 billion Per Capita in total. They get $11,244 Per Capita. They get 59.6% of their money from GDP Composition, 34.4% from the industry, and Agriculture. Their main exports are crude petroleum, bananas, and crustaceans. They make 527,200bbl/day. They also have China give them money while they sell them oil. They borrowed seven billion dollars from them. Then they started to rely on China giving them money too much. So they just sold some of their rainforests to o China. They do this because they don't sell much from the products that they sell. I think in the future, Ecuador's government will shutdown because of all the problems in the economy they
have.
Geography
They have a total of 16,144,000 people in Ecuador. Their capital city is Quito. Ecuador has the largest mountain peak in the world measured from the center of the earth outward. It is called Mount Chimborazo. Under clear circumstances the summit of Chimborazo can be seen from the coastal city Guayaquil. The entire top of Mount Chimborazo is completely covered by glaciers. Ecuador also has the highest active volcano in the world. It is called Cotopaxi. Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountain. Starting June 25, 2015 Cotopaxi was placed under watch when it first began to erupt on August 15, 2015.
Energy Production
Ecuador has a couple ways to get electricity. They get energy from fossil fuels, which they also sell to China, and hydroelectric plants because they have so many rain forest and rivers. They run 56% on fossil fuel, and 42% on hydroelectric power.